I'm in the process of moving a small #strowger #TelephoneExchange demonstration rack on to its next home.

Before I say goodbye to it, I thought I'd video a short tour...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EarxXwMvjKw

#Telephone #TelephoneHistory #Phone #PhoneExchange #Telecoms #TelecomsHistory

Looks like a Nokia 3310, which was discontinued in 2005. And the “Ready to Go” product name, introduced by Eircell in 1997, was dropped by @VodafoneIreland sometime in the noughties.

#eircell #telecomshistory

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo69Hwqg8IA

Newsreel coverage of the British Post Office launching their "mobile telephone exchange" in 1939

This was a complete #strowger #TelephoneExchange built into a trailer.

It was designed to provide service if the existing exchange suffered damage (fire, storm, gas explosion etc) or as a temporary measure while an exchange was upgraded or extended.

#telephone #Phone #PhoneExchange #TelecomsHistory

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RT @deryckfay@twitter.com

A pair of new #coaxial cables laid under the Irish Sea came into use #OTD in 1938 providing capacity for 16 telephone calls, later increased to 24. The western terminus was the Martello Tower at #Howth, now the home of the @HurdyGurdyRadio@twitter.com museum.

#telecomshistory #Ireland

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/deryckfay/status/1596037972360499200

RT @deryckfay@twitter.com

A pair of new #coaxial cables laid under the Irish Sea came into use #OTD in 1938 providing capacity for 16 telephone calls, later increased to 24. The western terminus was the Martello Tower at #Howth, now the home of the @HurdyGurdyRadio@twitter.com museum.

#telecomshistory #Ireland

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/deryckfay/status/1596037972360499200